§ Mr. CashTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list those bodies currently with agency status within his Department under the next steps initiative; and whether he has identified any further candidates for agency status under the initiative within his Department.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe agencies currently established within the Department are:
- The Benefits Agency, established in April 1991;
- The Contributions Agency, established in April 1991;
- The Information Technology Services Agency, established in April 1990;
- The Resettlement Agency, established in May 1989.
- We plan to establish the Child Support Agency in early 1993.